Join us TODAY at 12:00PM EST for a virtual town hall #WhyWeCantWait: Where Do We Go From Here? Demarginalizing women and girls of color and creating an intersectional social justice agenda
Moderator: Alvin Starks, Director, Strategic Initiatives and Philanthropy, NAACP
Kimberle Crenshaw, Executive Director, African American Policy Forum and the Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies
Barbara Arnwine, Executive Director, Transformative Justice Coalition and Host of Igniting Change Radio Show
Terry O’Neill, President, National Organization for Women
Rosa Clemente, Hip Hop Activist, Lecturer and Journalist
Darnell Moore, Senior Editor at MicNews and Co-Managing Editor at The Feminist Wire
Mychal Denzel-Smith, Knobler Fellow and Blogger at The Nation
William Darity, Professor of Public Policy, Duke University
Marlon Peterson, Founder of The Precedential Group and recipient of the Soros Justice Fellowship
Nimmi Gowrinathan, Feminist scholar and human rights activist
LaDonna Sanders-Redmond, Education and Outreach Coordinator, Seward Community Co-op
Nona Jones, Chief External Affairs Officer, PACE Center for Girls
Jyoti Nanda, Professor at UCLA School of Law
Monique Lane, Teachers College, Columbia University
Kisha Webster, Director of Education and Community Development, Human Rights Campaign
N'Dri Assie-Lumumba, Professor of Africana Studies, Cornell University
Monica Simpson, Executive Director, SisterSong
Priscilla Ocen, Associate Professor, Loyola Law School
Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, Professor of English Education, Teachers College
Lisalyn Jacobs, Vice President for Government Relations, Legal Momentum
Anika Simpson, Professor of Philosophy and Women’s Studies, Morgan State University
Samantha Master, African American Leadership & Engagement Specialist, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Shay McLean, PhD Student and Activist, University of Illinois
Monique Morris, Co-Founder, National Black Women's Justice Institute
On September 19, President Obama finally called for increased recognition and support for Black women. But our work is far from over. Now we must ask--where do we go from here?
Time is ticking.
In the few months that remain, what steps can the Obama Administration take to address the challenges facing women and girls and lift up the barriers--structural, institutional and social--undermining the wellbeing of communities of color?
Join us and share the event widely with your networks using the hashtag #WhyWeCantWait. Also stay on after the event for a #WhyWeCantWait Twitter chat!
About the AfricanAmericanPolicyForum Founded in 1996, AAPF was developed as part of an ongoing effort to promote women’s rights in the context of struggles for racial equality. It serves as an information clearinghouse that works to bridge the gap between scholarly research and public debates on questions of inequality, discrimination and injustice.
